Sunday 1 January
Almighty God, whose blessed Son was circumcised in obedience to the law for our sake and given the Name that is above every name: give us grace faithfully to bear his Name, to worship him in the freedom of the Spirit, and to proclaim him as the Saviour of the world; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
The Porvoo Churches: Ely; Nidaros/new see
Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia The Most Revd William Brown Turei Pihopa o Aotearora

Monday 2 January
Basil the Great and Gregory of Naianzus, Bishops, Teachers of the Faith, 379 and 389
The workplace *
Pray today for managers and leaders in heavy industry, national and local government, large companies and organisations, including Trade Unions, the Chamber of Commerce and the CBI.
Aba - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Most Revd Ugochukwu Ezuoke

* Prayers for the workplace throughout the Cycle of Prayer are adapted from the South Yorkshire Workplace Chaplaincy prayer list.

Tuesday 3 January
Deanery of Brackley
Please pray for us as we seek two more incumbents for benefices in the deanery, and as we try to find better ways of taking the Gospel to our communities and especially to the young.
Aba Ngwa North - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Nathan Kanu

Wednesday 4 January
The Astwick Vale Benefice:
Aynho St Michael
Croughton All Saints Evenley St George
Farthinghoe St Michael & All Angels;
Hinton-in-the-Hedges The Most Holy Trinity
Steane St Peter
Rector: vacant
Readers: Carrie O'Regan, William Usher
Croughton All Saints CEVC Primary School
Head: Veneeta Rayner
Gracious God, may we listen to you, to each other and the needs of people near and far, and respond with generosity of heart and love to do your will in this place. Pour your many blessings upon our parishes and our schools.
Living Faith Reading the Old Testament, The Christian God and Ethics modules begin this week
Abakaliki - (Enugu, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Benson Onyeibor

Thursday 5 January
Brackley St Peter w St James
Vicar: Nicholas Gandy
Asst Curate: Anne Shorter (Graham)
Reader: Marion Jones
Lay Pastoral Ministers: Constance Coleman, Anne Mellor
Brackley CEVC Junior School
Head: Loretta Boreham
A Prayer for Renewal: Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name, we ask for a fresh outpouring of your Holy Spirit on our church. Help us to grow in our experience of your love, forgiveness and healing. Challenge our contentment to stay as we are. Renew our vision of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, that through our words and the way we live, others may be drawn to his way. Give us wisdom to seek your will and grant us the joy that comes from wholeheartedly following it. For your glory and the good of all your people. Amen.
Bishop’s extended staff meeting
Aberdeen & Orkney - (Scotland) The Rt Revd Dr Robert Gillies

Friday 6 January
THE EPIPHANY
Aston-le-Walls, St Leonard
Byfield Holy Cross
Boddington St John the Baptist
Eydon, St Nicholas
Woodford Halse, St Mary the Virgin
Rector: Stevie Cross
Assistant Priest: Geoff Moore
Reader: Margaret Mallace
Boddington and CEVC Schools
Heads: Sue Lawrence and Mike Wills 
We give thanks for the appointment of a new incumbent and a house for duty priest, called by God and ready to take up the challenges of a new benefice of 5 parishes. We ask for prayer as we seek God's will and  seek new ways to work together to share God's love in these communities. Please pray that we find ways to reach out to the families in our local schools.
O God, who revealed your only Son to the Gentiles by the leading of a star, mercifully grant that we, who know you now by faith, may after this life enjoy the splendour of your gracious Godhead, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Saturday 7 January
Bungoma Diocese: Bishop George
Adelaide - (South Australia, Australia) The Most Revd Jeffrey William Driver

Sunday 8 January
Eternal Father, who at the baptism of Jesus revealed him to be your Son, anointing him with the Holy Spirit: grant to us, who are born again by water and the Spirit, that we may be faithful to our calling as your adopted children; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
Confirmation at Barrowden
The Porvoo Churches: Oulu, Soer-Hålogaland, Coventry
Australia The Most Revd Dr Phillip John Aspinall

Monday 9 January
The workplace
Pray for those on low pay.
We pray for all who work and receive very little pay in return, who struggle to put food on the table and to clothe their family. God give them the courage to face each new day with hope and strength to carry on. Thank you for all the organisations that help to relieve the burden of poverty in our communities.
Afikpo - (Enugu, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Paul Uduogu

Tuesday 10 January
The Culworth Benefice:
Culworth St Mary the Virgin
Sulgrave St James the Less
Thorpe Mandeville St John Baptist
Chipping Warden St Peter & St Paul Edgcote St James
Moreton Pinkney St Mary the Virgin
Rector: vacant
Culworth CEVA School
Head: Susan Lawrence
We give thanks for all the ways in which God is working in and through the life of our six villages; for the renovation works on our church buildings to gain greater accessibility (and be able to recover from lead thefts), and for the many connections that we have between the church and the community.
Agra - (North India) The Rt Revd Samuel Cutting

Wednesday 11 January
Diocese of Bungoma: Youth work
Pray for the unity of the young people, and for more enrolment to KAYO youth programmes.
Board of Education: Budget Committee and Executive Committee
Aguata - (Niger, Nigeria) The Most Revd Christian Efobi

Thursday 12 January
Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167
Trip to Bungoma Diocese, 12-25 January
Pray for Bishop Donald and the group of curates accompanying him on a visit to the Diocese of Bungoma.
Ahoada - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Clement Ekpeye

Friday 13 January
Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith, 367
The Astwell Benefice:
Helmdon w Stuchbury St Mary Magdalene& Radstone St Lawrence
Syresham St James the Great
Whitfield St John the Evangelist
Lois Weedon w Weston St Mary & St Peter & Plumpton St John the Baptist
Wappenham St Mary the Virgin
Rector: William Adams (Linda)
Assistant Priest: Dorothy Micklethwaite
Readers: Karin Smith, Paul Stothard
St James CEVC Primary School, Syresham
Head:   Kate Clough
St Loys CEVA Primary School, Lois Weedon
Head: Robert Hazelgrove
We pray, dear Lord, that through the workings of your Holy Spirit among us we may be attentive to your guidance in growing our churches within our communities through simple ways of witnessing to our faith and trust in you.
Aipo Rongo - (Papua New Guinea) The Rt Revd Dr Nathan Ingen and The Rt Revd Denys Ririka

Saturday 14 January
Self Supporting Ministers
Self Supporting Ministry Officers, Lulu Pelly and Jo Saunders
Give thanks for those serving in the diocese as SSMs. May God continue to uphold their ministry in their community or workplace, alongside their parish duties. Pray that God may open the hearts of others to this calling.
Ajayi Crowther - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Olugbenga Oduntan

Sunday 15 January
Almighty God, in Christ you make all things new: transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace, and in the renewal of our lives make known your heavenly glory; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
The Porvoo Churches: Tampere, Manchester
The Church of Bangladesh The Most Revd Paul Sarker

Monday 16 January
The workplace
Pray for managers in banks, insurance and finance, advertising executives, that God may give them wisdom to use their power and strength to deal fairly with the dilemmas they face.
Akoko - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Gabriel Akinbiyi

Tuesday 17 January
Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356
Kings Sutton St Peter & St Paul
Newbottle w Charlton St James
Vicar: Roger Bellamy
Reader: David Morgan
Newbottle & Charlton CEVA Primary School
Head: Diannah Dean
King's Sutton - a parish in the care of the Bishop of Richborough; pray for us as we seek to develop and grow, especially for our work in maintaining good worship and work with families. 
Newbottle: pray for a willingness to respond to the needs of our parish.
Diocesan Advisory Committee
Akoko Edo - (Bendel, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Jolly Oyekpen

Wednesday 18 January
The Chenderit Benefice:
Middleton Cheney All Saints
Chacombe St Peter & St Paul
Greatworth St Peter Marston St Lawrence
Warkworth St Mary
Thenford St Mary the Virgin
Rector: David Randell (Joyce)
Parish Priest: Terence Richards (Dawn)
Assistant Curate: Eddie Smith (Jennifer)
Readers: Paul Franklin, Peter Mackie
Lay Pastoral Ministers: Rosemary Steel, Alison Solesbury
Chacombe CEVA Primary School
Head: Cathy Godden
Give thanks for our team of clergy and licensed ministers. Pray for us as we encourage lay involvement in a variety of ministries. 
Heavenly Father, we ask for your guiding hand to lead us in releasing ministry in the Chenderit Benefice; inspire us with your passion for the world and make us faithful disciples of your Son and faithful stewards in your service; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Houses Executive Sub-Committee
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Akot - (Sudan) The Rt Revd Isaac Dhieu Ater

Thursday 19 January
Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095
Diocese of Bungoma: The ACK Primary and Secondary schools
Pray for good working relationships amongst pupils, teachers, parents.
Mission Committee
Akure - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Michael Ipinmoye

Friday 20 January
Safeguarding Officer, Garry Johnson
Pray for Garry in his work of advising the diocese and its churches on good practice in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Pray also for those serving as Safeguarding Co-ordinators in parishes.
Alabama - (IV, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Henry Parsley and The Rt Revd John Sloan

Saturday 21 January
Agnes, Child-Martyr at Rome, 304
Giles Godber, Diocesan Ecumenical Officer
County Ecumenical Development Officers Gill Crow, (Northants) and Phillip Hutchinson (Peterborough)
Pray for the ecumenical officers and for constantly renewed enthusiasm to communicate the importance of unity for mission. 
Alaska - (VIII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Mark Lattime

Sunday 22 January
Almighty God, whose Son revealed in signs and miracles the wonder of your saving presence: renew your people with your heavenly grace, and in all our weakness sustain us by your mighty power; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
The Porvoo Churches: Birmingham, Cork Cloyne and Ross, Elsinore
Brazil The Most Revd Maurício Jose Araujo de Andrade

Monday 23 January
The workplace
Pray for housewives and husbands and all those who work in their own homes.
Albany - (II, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd William Love

Tuesday 24 January
Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher of the Faith, 1622
Deanery of Towcester
Lord, inspire us to live and work in such a way that our choices each day and our commitment to live a Christian life may lead our deanery into the way of Christ. And may our example change the ordinar-iness of daily life into something extraordinary.
Algoma - (Ontario, Canada) The Rt Revd Stephen Andrews

Wednesday 25 January
THE CONVERSION OF PAUL
The Lambfold Benefice:
Blakesley cum Woodend St Mary
Adstone All Saints
Farthingstone St Mary the Virgin
ichborough St Martin
Maidford St Peter & St Paul
Rector (from March 2011): Carolyn Oley (John)
Readers: David Cockshott, Simon Forster
Blakesley CEVC Primary School
Head: Mary Barnett
Lord, increase the sense of community that binds us one to another. Bless the work of the churches in our benefice that it may; give a sense of identity where now there is none: provide a refuge to those who feel threatened by the isolation of rural living: create a place of belonging where people know they are welcomed, remembered by name and valued: celebrate a faith that, in the Word, we share with our link benefice of Naitiri in Bungoma, Kenya: and in the Sacrament, gather our children into the life of the risen Christ. Amen
Northampton Archdeaconry Mission and Pastoral Committee
Kenya, The Most Revd Dr Eliud Wabukala; All Saints Cathedral - Garissa Missionary Area - (Kenya) The Rt Revd David Mutisya and The Rt Revd Robert Martin; Episcopate of the Armed Forces - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Colonel Peter Simiyu

Thursday 26 January
Timothy and Titus, Companions of St Paul
Xpect youth work interns
Youth Officer (Placements), Pete White
Pray for the youth work interns who are training at churches in our diocese: Tom Houston, Joseph Cameron, Heather Rogers, Annetta Spaull, Joseph Caseley, Matt Hunter, Joshua Innes-Hill, Mell Attwell. Pray also for Pete White in his work.
Board of Education
Holocaust Memorial Day
Amazon - (Brazil) The Rt Revd Saulo Mauricio de Barros

Friday 27 January
Blisworth St John the Baptist
Alderton St Margaret
Grafton Regis St Mary
Milton Malsor Holy Cross
Stoke Bruerne with Shutlanger St Mary the Virgin
Rector: Andrea Watkins (Peter)
Stoke Bruerne CEVC Primary School
Head: Eliza Bolger
Milton Parochial Primary School
Head: Steve Hollingshurst
Please pray for our six churches as we look to create a new service pattern across the benefice and for the development of mission initiatives so that we make the most of every opportunity to take the Gospel message out from our buildings into the communities that we serve. 
Amichi - (Niger, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Ephraim Ikeakor

Saturday 28 January
Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1274
Bungoma Diocese: Board of Mission
Poverty and Homelessness Action Week 28 January - 5 February
Amritsar - (North India) The Rt Revd Pradeep Samantaroy

Sunday 29 January
God our creator, who in the beginning commanded the light to shine out of darkness: we pray that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ may dispel the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, shine into the hearts of all your people, and reveal the knowledge of your glory in the face of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
The Porvoo Churches: Bangor, Dublin and Glendalough
Burundi The Most Revd Bernard Ntahoturi

Monday 30 January
Charles, King and Martyr, 1649
The workplace
Pray for senior officers in the police, fire and ambulance services, in the armed forces, and in security firms.
Andaman & Car Nicobar Islands - (North India) The Rt Revd Christopher Paul

Tuesday 31 January
Passenham w Old Stratford St Guthlac with Deanshanger Holy Trinity
Rector: Christopher Murray (Cheryl)
Reader: Denise Matthews
Thank God for Alpha, and lives transformed; for the children’s holiday club and its fruits, and a trickle new people. Please pray for God’s guidance in how to better serve our communities and further develop our children’s and young people’s work; for our marriage course, the start of a money advice course, and for our finances and reordering.
Antananarivo - (Indian Ocean) The Rt Revd Samoela Jaona Ranarivelo; The Rt Revd Todd Andrew McGregor